The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

The chill of a Cold War hangs over Eastern Europe again

Commercial satellite images published by a private US company show new Russian military deployments at several locations near Ukraine, suggesting that Moscow's force buildup continues amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at easing the crisis. Russia is holding joint military exercises in ex-Soviet Belarus as well as naval drills in…

Six Russian warships are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean for naval drills, the Interfax news agency has said.

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Six Russian warships are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean for naval drills, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on Tuesday, in what it said was a pre-planned movement of military resources.

Naval drills are part of a ‘pre-planned movement of military resources’, Russia says

France hopes a deal to sell four warships to Romania for 1.2 billion euros ($1.35 billion) will be concluded soon as the two sides look to ensure security in the Black Sea, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday.

Admiral Pierre Vandier, chief of the French Navy, is on a fence-mending visit to the US this week. It is the first high-level military contact between US and French military leaders.

France will on Thursday aim to refine plans to send troops to Romania as part of a future NATO mission as it seeks to give further reassurance to the Black Sea nation amid tensions with Russia.